2019 MARINERS GUIDE PORT OF LOS ANGELES 425 S. Palos Verdes Street San Pedro, CA 90731 Phone/TDD: (310) 732-3508 portoflosangeles.org Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps fb.com/PortofLA @PortofLA @portofla The data contained herein is provided only for general informational purposes and no reliance should be placed upon it for determining the course of conduct by any user of the Port of Los Angeles. The accuracy of statistical data is not assured by this Port, as it has been furnished by outside agencies and sources. Acceptance of Port of Los Angeles Pilot Service is pursuant to all the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Port of Los Angeles Tariff and any amendments thereto. Mariners Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Welcome to the Port of Los Angeles and LA Waterfront . 2-3 Los Angeles Pilot Service . 4-5 Telephone Directory . 6-7 Facilities for Visiting Seafarers. .7 Safety Boating Safety Information. 10-11 Small (Recreational) Vessel Safety . 10-11 Mariners Guide For Emergency Calls . 11-12 Horizontal and Vertical Clearances . 12-13 Underkeel Clearance . 13-16 Controlled Navigation Areas. 16-17 Depth of Water Alongside Berths . 18 Pilot Ladder Requirements . 19-20 Inclement Weather Standards of Care for Vessel Movements 21-26 National Weather Service . 26 Wind Force Chart . 27 Tug Escort/Assist Information Tug Escort/Assistance for Tank Vessels . 30-31 Tanker Force Selection Matrix . .32 Tugs Employed in Los Angeles/Long Beach . 33 Tugs, Water Taxis, and Salvage. .34 Vessel Operating Procedures Radio Communications . 36 Vessel Operating Procedures . 37-38 Vessel Traffic Management . 38-40 Vessel Speed Limits . 40-41 Map of the Port of Los Angeles ��������������������������������������������� 42-43 Environmental Policies Environmental Notices to Ships . 46-47 Port of Los Angeles Environmental Programs. .48 Port of Los Angeles Clean Marina Program/Marina Directory 49-50 Foreign Quarantine . 50 Marine Mammal Viewing Guidelines . 51-52 Reference Metric Conversion Table. 54-60 Sunrise and Sunset Table . 61 Tide Tables. 64-87 Notes . 88-90 INTRODUCTION 1 Port of Los Angeles Mariners Guide ABOUT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES AND LA WATERFRONT The Port of Los Angeles is America’s Port®, the nation’s premier gateway for international commerce and the busiest seaport in the Western Hemisphere. Located in San Pedro Bay, 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, the Port encompasses 7,500 acres of land and water along 43 miles of waterfront. The Port of Los Angeles is the number one container port in the United States since 2000. In 2017, the Port processed the most cargo moved annually by a Western Hemisphere port, 9.3 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), setting a record in its 110- year history. From avocados to zinc, the Port handles a diverse selection of commodities and features both passenger and cargo terminals, The Port of Los Angeles funds and maintains the LA Waterfront, including cruise, container, automobile, breakbulk, dry and liquid a tourism, recreation, and retail destination of more than 400 bulk, and warehouse facilities that manage billions of dollars’ acres of prime waterfront property set against the backdrop of worth of cargo each year. Currently in the midst of a 10-year, $2.6 our nation’s busiest port. The Port has invested more than $600 billion infrastructure investment program aimed at raising the bar million in public access enhancement and waterfront development for cargo efficiency, the Port is focused on new technologies to projects to date - with plans to invest another $400 million over enhance supply chain efficiency and also remains committed to the next decade - and remains committed to delivering projects operating in an environmentally responsible manner. that provide additional open space and encourage public access, The Port’s jurisdiction is limited to the Harbor District, which while utilizing a sustainable approach to design, planning, and includes property in San Pedro, Wilmington, and Terminal urban architecture. Island. All Port operations are managed by the Board of Harbor For the last decade, the Port has also been at the forefront Commissioners in accordance with the Public Trust Doctrine to of revitalization of the LA Waterfront, improving public access promote maritime, commerce, navigation, fisheries, and public to the water, developing public-friendly amenities and access to the waterfront. infrastructure, and transforming the harbor shoreline into a world- The Port is a major economic driver at the local, regional, and class visitor destination. national levels, and a key generator of jobs, commerce and For more information on Port of Los Angeles: tourism in Southern California. In California alone, nearly 1 million portoflosangeles.org jobs are related to trade through the Port of Los Angeles and one in nine jobs in the five-county Southern California region is now For more information on LA Waterfront: connected to the San Pedro Bay Port Complex. lawaterfront.org 2 Introduction Introduction 3 Port of Los Angeles Mariners Guide LOS ANGELES PILOT SERVICE PILOTS REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF TWO HOURS’ NOTICE FOR PORT SERVICE. Berth 68 • San Pedro (310) 732-3805 [email protected] Masters or agents are requested to advise the Los Angeles Pilot VHF Radio Channel 73 (156.675 MHz) Station when there is a change in the arrival or sailing time. Call: KEB260 Los Angeles Pilots Chief Port Pilots Trainee Pilots Boat Captains LOS ANGELES PILOTS ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY. John Dwyer Erik Cutforth John Cameron Pilots board arriving vessels from the pilot boat in the vicinity Craig Flinn Justin Jabuka Danny Domingo of Los Angeles Channel RACON Buoy #3. Tank vessels will be John Mayer Raymond Maese Pilots boarded at least two nautical miles from the Los Angeles entrance. Ryan Ruppert John Betz Dispatchers Deep-draft vessels (more than 55 feet) will be boarded in the Alex Suarez Jacob Crawford Beth Adamik vicinity of Los Angeles Channel Buoy #1. Tamara Armstrong Deck Hands Richard Crowley Under normal weather conditions, the pilot ladder should be Kathleen Bautista Robin Craigen Kerry DeMatos rigged on the starboard side one meter above water. Pauline Hospe Logan Gardiner Kyle Hamill Cherie Ivers Garrick Gilham Joseph Manlove Johnny Kostich Los Angeles Pilot Traffic: Joseph Mayer Lindsay Magnall lapilots.org Brett McDaniel Richard Rauhut Edward Royles Jeffrey White Founded in 1907, the Los Angeles Pilot Service is a team of 30 dedicated professionals including pilots, dispatchers, boat captains, and deck hands whose mission is to provide safe, reliable and efficient vessel movements for Port of Los Angeles customers. The Service provides around-the-clock pilotage services 365 days per year. The Los Angeles Pilot Service is the only pilotage group in the nation operated by a City and staffed by City employees. Pilot candidates, recruited by the service, are highly experienced captains from both the offshore shipping and local tugboat sectors of the maritime industry. After a rigorous two-year training program, pilots continue to enhance their skills through both biennial ship simulator training at domestic training facilities, and manned model ship handling training, conducted every four years, in Grenoble, France. Over the past decade, these highly trained professionals have safely completed more than 55,000 vessel movements within Los Angeles Harbor. 4 Introduction Introduction 5 Port of Los Angeles Mariners Guide TELEPHONE DIRECTORY EMERGENCY . .911 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Los Angeles Port Police . (310) 732-3500 Customs and Border Protection-Service Port . .(562) 366-5555 Los Angeles Fire Department . .911 Immigration & Customs Enforcement . (562) 624-3800 Customs-Marine Section. (562) 980-3220 Fire Station 49 (Berths 194-195). (310) 548-7549 Fire Station 110 (Berth 44). .(310) 548-7545 U.S. Department of Agriculture Fire Station 111 (Fish Harbor) . (310) 548-7541 Long Beach . (562) 628-8900 El Segundo. .(310) 725-1900 Fire Station 112 (Berths 85-86) . (310) 548-7542 Vessel Services Pilots Jankovich Company . .(310) 547-3305 Los Angeles Pilot Service . (310) 732-3805 Long Beach Pilots c/o Jacobsen Pilot Service . (562) 432-0664 Marine Exchange of Southern California . (310) 832-6411 FACILITIES FOR VISITING SEAFARERS Port of Los Angeles Administration Catholic Maritime Ministry Executive Offices . (310) 732-3456 (c/o Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church) Environmental Management . .(310) 732-3675 World Cruise Center Public Relations . (310) 732-3508 Berth 93A, Level 1 Real Estate . .(310) 732-3860 (310) 833-3541 Security . (310) 732-3360 Norwegian and Swedish Seamen’s Church Wharfinger . (310) 732-3810 1035 South Beacon Street San Pedro, CA 90731 Bridges (Cerritos Channel Drawbridges) (310) 832-6800 Henry Ford (Badger Avenue) Bridge . (310) 830-0660 California Department of Fish & Wildlife Marine Region 5 . (858) 467-4201 U.S. Coast Guard 24-Hour Emergency . (800) 221-USCG Captain of the Port . .(310) 521-3600 Environmental Response . (310) 521-3780 Facilities/Container Inspections . (310) 521-3745 Investigations . (310) 521-3770 Regional Exam Center . .(562) 495-1480 Vessel Inspections (Domestic) . (310) 521-3725 Vessel Inspections (International) . (310) 521-3705 Waterways Management . (310) 521-3860 6 Introduction Introduction 7 Port of Los Angeles Mariners Guide SAFETY 8 9 Port of Los Angeles Mariners Guide BOATING SAFETY INFORMATION 1. Ensure vessel is safe before getting underway. 2. Ensure vessel is seaworthy. The California Department of Boating and Waterways offers 3. Keep flares and distress calling equipment a home study boating course. The course, which includes a readily accessible. colorful handbook, can be completed at one’s own pace. 4. Be extra careful in fog. Upon successful completion of the optional final examination, 5. Comply with “Rules of the Road, Rule 9”: Small vessels the student will receive a certificate from the State of California. remain clear of large vessels that must navigate within a California Division of Boating and Waterways narrow channel. One Capitol Mall, Suite 500 6.